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Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:38 AM CST

Reuters - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:28 AM CST

AP - A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.

Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 05:14 PM CST

A hamburger is displayed in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday.


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